Trading on the Main Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange ended with the All Jamaican Composite Index jumping 2,370.07 points to 312,205.74 and the JSE Index climbing 2,159.40 points to 284,454.73 with 22 securities changing hands, versus 21 Securities on Wednesday.
Wisynco shares were listed on the Exchange on Thursday with the price rising $2.22 to end at $10.09 while trading 2,925,359 shares.
At the close of trading, the prices of 8 stocks advanced, 3 declined and 11 traded firm with 4,648,646 units valued at $69,664,482 compared to 18,689,826 units valued at $192,233,164 on Wednesday.
Trading ended with an average of 211,302 units for an average of $3,166,567 in contrast to 50,618 units for an average of $856,086 on Wednesday.
The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 701,126 units valued at an average of $8,851,977 and previously 730,183 units valued at an average of $9,191,043. In contrast, November closed with average of 349,084 units at an average of $5,801,440 for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading in the main and the US dollar markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 9 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and 5 with lower offers.
Trading in the US dollar market, ended with Productivity Business Solutions exchanging 12,900 shares and rose 2 US cents to 57 US cents and
Proven Investments US ordinary share losing 1 US cent with 3,653 units changing hands at 19 US cents, the total value of trading amounted to US$7,948 with the JSE USD Equities Index closing 6.11 points lower at 159.33.
The major movers at the close of the market are, Caribbean Cement that gained 99 cents to $32.50, JMMB Group falling by $1 to $23, Sagicor Group jumping by $2.24 to $37.99, Scotia Group that fell $1.90 to $50.10 and Salada Foods rising by $1 to a 52 weeks’ high of $11.50.
Recent initial Public Offering Victoria Mutual Investments will be listed on the main market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Friday.
For more details of market activities see – “Wisynco jumps 28% to $10.09.”
Trading the Jamaica’s Forex market continued at a high level after opening from the Christmas holiday with inflows of US$75.53 million, versus US$76.84 million on Wednesday of all currencies with selling of US$82.73 million compared with US$62.63 million sold on Wednesday. 
In contrast, November closed with average of 107,477 units valued at $545,989 for each security traded.
Eppley settled at $12, with 20,000,400 shares, Express Catering ended trading 70 cents higher at $5, with 81,427 stock units, newly listed, GWest traded with a loss of 54 cents in trading 1,067,765 shares in closing price of $3.21, Honey Bun finished trading 9 cents higher at $4, with 500 shares, Iron Rock closed at $2.85, with 23,019 shares. Jetcon Corporation finished with a gain of 40 cents at $4.80, with 120,000 shares, Knutsford Express traded at $15, with 55,128 units, Lasco Distributors finished trading with a loss of 1 cent at $3.98, with 127,481 shares, Lasco Manufacturing ended with a loss of 23 cents at $3.70, with 130,028 stock units. Main Event concluded trading with a loss of 72 cents at $5.28, with 4,155 units, Paramount Trading settled at $3, with 22,885 shares and Stationery and Office ended trading at $4.90, with 828 stock units. In the junior market preference segment, Eppley 10% concluded trading at $7.20, with a mere 330 units trading.
Trading on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange ended on Thursday, with 11 securities changing hands, compared to 13 on Wednesday. Trading ended with 2 stock advancing, none fell as 9 remained unchanged. 
At the close of the market, Guardian Holdings concluded trading 19 cents higher to $17.25 with 34,900 units trading, JMMB Group ended with a rise of 5 cents to $1.55 with 15,000 stock units changing hands, Massy Holdings finished trading with 5,693 units at $48. National Enterprise exchanged 3,000 shares with the price closing at $9.80, NCB Financial ended with 7,000 stock units changing hands at $6.20, Republic Financial traded 2,341 shares and closed at $101.58. Scotiabank traded 478 units at $60.10, Trinidad and Tobago NGL traded 13,192 units at $26.50, Sagicor Financial price ended at $7.83 with 2,607 shares trading and Unilever Caribbean finished trading at $29 with 1,088 shares.
Trading on Jamaica Stock Exchange fell sharply on Wednesday to 1,316,067 units with a value of $22,258,246, down from 18,689,826 units valued at $192,233,164 traded on the Main Market of the on Friday. 
In the main market activity, Berger Paints finished with a loss of $1.60 at $16.50, with 5,555 shares trading, Cable & Wireless settled 5 cents higher at $1.05, with 137,812 shares, Caribbean Cement ended trading with a loss of 49 cents at $31.51, with 41,500 stock units, Carreras traded with a loss of 5 cents at $11.40, with 86,297 units, Ciboney finished trading at 41 cents, with 385,200 shares changing hands. Grace Kennedy closed at $43, with 14,659 shares, Jamaica Broilers ended 1 cent higher at $18, with 16,098 stock units, Jamaica Producers concluded trading with a rise of $1.60 to $16.70, with 3,408 units, Jamaica Stock Exchange finished with a loss of 5 cents at $7, exchanging 5,432 shares. JMMB Group settled 50 cents higher at $24, with 26,090 shares, Kingston Properties traded with a loss of 31 cents at $7.70, with 2,090 units, Kingston Wharves finished trading at $32.50, with 3,641 shares. Mayberry Investments closed 63 cents higher at $6, with 5,000 shares, NCB Financial lost $1 to close at $99, with 58,149 stock units trading. PanJam Investment finished with a loss of 20 cents at $44.80, with 58,860 shares, 
Pulse Investments ended trading 2 cents higher at $1.80, with 500 stock units, Radio Jamaica traded 2 cents higher at $1.05, with 94,271 units, Sagicor Group finished trading 24 cents higher at $35.75, with 129,580 shares. Sagicor Real Estate Fund closed at $15, with 120,420 shares, Salada Foods ended 55 cents higher at $10.50, with 28,000 stock units. Scotia Group concluded trading with a loss of $1.99 at $52, with 22,737 units, Seprod finished at $30, with 30,840 shares and Supreme Ventures ended trading 30 cents higher at $10.70, with 36,200 stock units. In the main market preference segment, Jamaica Money Market Brokers 7.25% traded 2001 units at $2.49, Jamaica Money Market Brokers 7.5% traded 1,000 units at $1.90 after gaining 10 cents and Proven Investments 8.25% ended with 727 units trading with a loss of 20 cents at $5.30.
Wednesday’s trading report on the Jamaica Stock Exchange activity shows the main market indices declining from Friday’s close, but the closing indices are higher than the official report of the Stock exchange on Friday. 
Eppley traded 10 million of the 12 million shares to trade on Wednesday with the market index jumping 58.96 points to 2753.77 as 22 securities up from 19 on Friday. 
The average volume and value for the month to date, amounts to units 528,301 valued at $2,651,778 and previously 561,932 valued at $2,583,423. In contrast, November closed with average of 107,477 units valued at $545,989 for each security traded.
FosRich Group traded 311,953 shares and lost 4 cents to close at cents to end at $3.45, after trading at an intraday high of $3.55, General Accident traded with a loss of 25 cents at $2.75, with 272,416 units. GWest Corporation gained 45 cents in trading 265,396 shares and ended at a record close of $3.75, Jamaican Teas concluded trading 3 cents higher at $3.70, with 380 units, Jetcon Corporation finished with a loss of 30 cents at $4.40, with 36,924 shares, KLE Group ended trading at $2.50, with 6,787 stock units, Knutsford Express traded 20 cents higher at $15, with 6,300 units. Lasco Distributors finished trading at $3.99, with 416,117 shares, Lasco Financial closed 13 cents higher at $5.18, with 3,327 shares, Lasco Manufacturing ended 33 cents higher at $3.93, with 972 stock units, Main Event concluded trading 72 cents higher at $6, with 1,850 units. Paramount Trading settled at $3, with 2,410 shares, Stationery and Office ended trading at $4.90, with 200,281 stock units and tTech jumped $1.60 to $7, trading 160,087 shares.
A total of 13 securities traded on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Friday against 9 on Thursday, with 3 stocks advancing, 3 declining and 7 remained unchanged. 
Losses| National Flour lost 6 cents to close at $1.90 trading 58,101 shares, Sagicor Financial ended at $7.83, trading 4,100 shares trading after falling 17 cents. Trinidad & Tobago NGL dropped $1.07 to close at record high of $26.50 trading 151,400 shares, carrying a value of $4,012,190.
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Total Revenue, comprising Net Interest Income and Other Income amounted to $1.7 billion for the period ended October 2017, an increase of $117 million or 7 percent over the comparable period in 2016. Net Interest Income for the period ended October 2017 was $1.2 billion, $115 million or 10 percent higher than for 2016, driven mainly by growth in the retail loans and investment securities portfolios. Other Income for the same period was $481 million, $2 million higher than the prior year mainly driven by revenues earned from the credit cards portfolio.
